Showing posts with label Zimmerman trial. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zimmerman trial. Show all posts

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Trending: Saturday, July 13, 2013

Published 8:37 p.m. CDT (GMT - 5:00)

Yesterday's Google trends at bottom

Update: Breaking news: Zimmerman acquitted (posted 9:29 p.m.)
CNN: George Zimmerman found not guilty of murder in Trayvon Martin's death
NPR: Jury acquits Zimmerman of all charges
CBSNews: George Zimmerman verdict: Former neighborhood watch leader not guilty in death of Fla., teen Trayvon Martin
USAToday: George Zimmerman found guilty

Today's headlines
Royal baby watch
NPR: In the royal baby guessing game, what's the surname?
USAToday: Queen's coronation party begins amid royal baby watch
NYTimes: With royal baby due in Britain street is a waiting zone
TodayNews: World prepares to go wild for Will and Kate's royal baby
NPR: (From July 13, 2013): Royal due date is Saturday (July 13, 2013); speculation rages

Zimmerman (Trayvon Martin) trial
NPR: Jurors in Zimmerman trial ask for manslaughter clarification during second day of deliberations

Manhattenhenge sunset
NBCNews: Last Manhattanannhenge sunset of 2013 in NYC tonight

China floods
CNN: Death tools climb to 43 in China landslide

U.N. peacekeepers killed
CNN: Ambush kills 7 U.N. peacekeepers in Sudan
NPR: Seven U.N. peacekeepers killed in Darfur attack

Asiana crash
FoxNews: Chinese state media identifies third passenger victim who died from plane crash injuries

Workplace news
CNN: Iowa court reaffirms it was OK to fire 'irrestible' worker

Military suicides
NBCNews: Can big data solve the mystery of suicide?

Gun news
FoxNews: Missouri gov. signs gun-safety course for first-graders

Archaeology news
NBCNews: Mysterious 2,000-year-old graves, pryamid ruins found in Mexico

Distance (online) learning
USAToday: MOOCs being embraced by top U.S. universities

Health news
FoxNews: FDA sets limits on arsenic in apple juice

Lightning strike news
ABCNews: Couple and newborn in recovery after lightning strike

Outside-the-U.S. news
NBCNews: Bomber boys of Balochistan: Kids as young as 11 held over insurgent attacks in Pakistan

Out-of-the-ordinary news
BleacherReport: Baron Davis recalls time he was abducted, aliens now armed with killer crossover


Yesterday's Google trends with at least 500,000 searches
Pacific Rim
RottenTomatoes: Tomatometer: 72%; audience: 88%

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <500,000 searches
KTVU
CNN: KTVU anchor apologizes for bogus crew names in crash story

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Chick Fil A
WANE.com: Free Chick-fil-A for people who dress up as a cow on Friday

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Trending: Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Published 8:56 p.m. CST (GMT - 5:00)

Yesterday's Google trends at bottom

Today's headlines
Obamacare delay
CNN: Key Obamacare provision delayed
NBCNews: Employers get an extra year to provide health insurance
NPR: U.S. pushes businesses' health insurance deadline to 2015
FoxNews: Administration delays key ObamaCare insurance mandate

Arizona firefighters
CNN: Remaining crewmate of 19 killed firefighters was lookout
NPR: Wildfire season so far: Tragic, destructive and below average
FoxNews: Portable shelters couldn't save 19 members of elite hotshots firefighting crew killed in Arizona blaze

Edward Snowden
CNN: Bolivia: Presidential plane forced to land after false rumors of Snowden onboard
NBCNews: NSA leaker Edward Snowden's escape routes dwindle as countries rule out asylum

Weather news
CNN: Western U.S. seared by heat as East deluged by storms

BART strike
NPR: Off the rails: Strike-hit Bay area struggles with 'horrible' commutes

Health news
NPR: 'Heart attack on a hook:' Meet America's 'worst restaurant meal'
NBCNews: This (Long John Silver's) is the 'worst restaurant meal in America,' according to health group (CSPI)
NBCNews: Patents keep HIV drugs too pricey to use

Ecosystem news
NBCNews: Even sonar within 'safe' limits may be harming endangered whales

Science news
CBSNews: Solar boat shines light on sun's power

Economic news
NBCNews: Car sales are on a roll, but the economy? Not so much

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
ABCNews: McDonald's Pa. franchisee backs downon debit-card only payroll

Aviation news
NBCNews: Airliner near-misses prompt call for changes to 'go-around' rules

Egypt
CNN: Showdown? Egypt's Morsy defies military 'ultimatum'
NBCNews: Egypt's Morsi says he won't step down, vows to protect his legitimacy

North Korea
CNN: Dennis Rodman says he deserves consideration for Nobel Peace Prize

Social media news
CNN: Teen in jail for months over 'sarcastic' Facebook threat

Tiffany theft
CNN: Ex-Tiffany's exec accused of stealing $1.3 million in jewelry

Drone news
NBCNews: Study: US drone strikes more likely to kill civilians than US jet fire

News of the horrid
CNN: Child's body found under tarp in middle of Texas street
NBCNews: Study: Growing number of children sexually abused via webcams

Outside-the-U.S. news
CNN: Unmanned Russian rocket explodes seconds after liftoff
CNN: Richer than Trump or Oprah: Meet China's female property magnate
CNN: 46 sex slaves rescued in Mexico

Out-of-the-ordinary news
NPR: Felony arrest of student who bought water riles many in Virginia
CNN: Missing woman's body found 28 years later, behind false wall


Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 searches
Sabine Lisicki
LATimes: Sabine Lisicki advances to Wimbledon semifinals

Pierce Brosnan
NBCNews: Pierce Brosnan's daughter dies of ovarian cancer at age 41

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Canada Day
IbTimes: Canada Day 2013: History behind the Canadian national holiday

Zimmerman trial
NBCNews: Lead investigator: Zimmerman may have exaggerated his injuries

Kaley Cuoco
USAToday: New couple alert: Kaley Cuoco and Henry Cavill

Dwight Howard
USAToday: How Dwight Howard took over 2013 NBA free agency

Siberia
DailyMail: New NBC show Siberia is scorned by Russians for stereotyping and being 'frozen in a Cold War time warp'

Robin Thicke
HollywoodReporter: Robin Thicke debuts controversial new song in the wake of 'blurred lines' criticism